Vegas, baby! (part 4)

Saturday I got up early and ran six miles in my new running shoes. Although I was not the only runner out on the strip that morning the revelers out-numbered the runners by over 100:1. I ran to the end of the strip out past the hotels and wedding chappels where the small strip malls became sparse. I wanted to run until the pavement turned to sand but I also wanted to be back on time for breakfast with David and Robert so I turned around after a bit over 3 miles.


On my way back I noticed this drive through wedding chappel (click the photo to enlarge it):






Notice the sign on the side of the roof:




I did not enjoy running on the strip. The car exhaust fumes were pretty bad and the streets are not bicycle / runner friendly. Drunk people stood in long lines at all the restaurants. Robert, David, and I stood in a long line at a casino whose breakfast was rumored to be good.



...and we were not disappointed. The food was very good, fresh, and prepared according to our requests. I was not hungry again until dinner Saturday night. After breakfast we walked around some more to see museums. I really enjoyed the car museum in the Imperial Palace.


















We spent Saturday afternoon at the pool where I got sun burnt. People were drinking in the pool, literally. I swam laps around them.

Then we hopped on the monorail and went to the MGM to eat dinner at the food court where I had rice and vegetables again. Joel's restaurant costs $350 per plate. But it was too crowded and you need a reservation so we ate at the food court for $7 instead. We wandered around the MGM, lingered over a big dessert at Haagen Dazs and then went in to see KA.